…voters would support a sales tax increase to help fund school construction. Researchers frequently conduct national polls to better understand how Americans feel about public policy topics such as gun…
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…research – to come up with quantitative estimates for the prevalence of stalking in the general population, with an eye toward potential public policy, prevention and response mechanisms. To that…
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…of warning — pictorial warning labels — on cigarettes have successfully deterred people with established smoking habits. Usable info for policymakers and journalists Hall notes that policymakers and journalists alike…
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…Gibbs, director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy: A tale of two pandemics: A nonfiction comic about historical racial health disparities Of all the damage done…
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…director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center and co-founder of SciCheck, a project that monitors and exposes politicians’ false and misleading claims about science. “In contrast,” she…
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…eliminate these disparities, there must be concerted efforts by stakeholders. Policy and societal actions are needed, Celedón says. The American Thoracic Society, for instance, created the Health Equality Subcommittee in…
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…low sale price of properties and failure to pay property taxes. Together, these factors may isolate residents in their homes, exacerbate crime and drug abuse and sales, which have a…
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…factor into discussions about consent policy,” they add. What else the authors say: With policymakers and medical providers in mind, the authors offer a list of key considerations for vaccinating…
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…system” It’s no secret that historical inequalities cast a long shadow, affecting marginalized groups’ health and wealth today. In this primer, Merrefield explains how the U.S. tax policy affects taxpayers…
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